Pascal Dupuis (born 7 April 1979 in Laval, Quebec)
is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who currently
plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National
Hockey League.
Pascal Dupuis started his career with the
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL. He played four
seasons in the Q, but was never drafted by an NHL
club. But on 18 August 2000, he was signed by the
Minnesota Wild.
It took Dupuis a year of seasoning in the IHL before
he would become a regular player in the NHL. In his
second full season, he broke out and made a name for
himself by scoring 20 goals and 48 points while
having a plus-minus rating of +17. However the next
season, 2003-04, he was bothered by injuries and he
was unable to improve on his totals from the
previous year.
During the 2005 NHL lockout, Dupuis played 8 games
for Ajoie of the Swiss League.
When the NHL returned in 2005-06, Dupuis managed
only 26 points in 67 games. After 48 games with the
team in the 2006-07 season, he was traded to the
Rangers for Adam Hall in February 2007. On February
27, 2007, he was traded again, this time to the
Atlanta Thrashers for a prospect. On February 26,
2008, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
